If publishers try to sell full priced ports of old games on the Switch again...
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Bear Force One
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All wishful thinking aside third party situation will be terrible once.again.
We do this every gen.
We do this every gen.
If it turns out to be a 10$ price difference and the other Skyrim Remaster versions are still going for more or less original price, that's seems pretty much fine. But a significant difference as we saw with the Mass Effect 3 on the Wii U port vs. the Trilogy is effectively a middle finger to the customer.
Might or might not happen again on the Wii U.Yeeeah won't be happening.
When Mass Effect 3 came out on WiiU, it was cheaper to buy the whole trilogy on any other platform. Not quite the same as a barely four-months-old port of one game.
Skyrim has a much broader appeal as a standalone game and as a popular game in general, and it isn't the last part of a trilogy only available elsewhere.
Skyrim has a much broader appeal as a standalone game and as a popular game in general, and it isn't the last part of a trilogy only available elsewhere.
Poimandres
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Skyrim just launched on PS4 and Xbox One for full price right? And it's selling really well? Of course it will be full price on Switch, and you can hardly blame Bethesda.
I do agree that it's not a great idea for most games. See recently Rise of Tomb Raider bombing on PS4.
Do you think that Nitendo's ports of Wii U games to Switch will be sold at a discount price?
I do agree that it's not a great idea for most games. See recently Rise of Tomb Raider bombing on PS4.
Do you think that Nitendo's ports of Wii U games to Switch will be sold at a discount price?
funkystudent
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Did nintendo sell those Wind Waker and twilight princess remasters for a discount?
Nope. Well TP came with an amiibo and CD (In Europe) so while you paid full price for the package, you could say you paid a discount for the game if you count the individual parts.
WWHD was full price. The Ganondorf collector's edition was extra.
The difference being, there was no other current system you could get these on for cheaper. That was the problem with the Wii U's ports.
Switch game pricing will be interesting anyway. Most of Nintendo's first party releases in Europe were just 50 EUR (with some titles 40 EUR). Those prices are not that much higher than what the portable market currently has (40 EUR), but they are quite a bit below prices of X1 and PS4 titles (60-70 EUR).
So will Nintendo charge prices similar to competitors for their Wii U ports? Or will they charge prices more in line with their previous portable systems and Wii U?
So will Nintendo charge prices similar to competitors for their Wii U ports? Or will they charge prices more in line with their previous portable systems and Wii U?
The price of the others versions is basically irrelevant. RotTR was $60 on PS4.If it turns out to be a 10$ price difference and the other Skyrim Remaster versions are still going for more or less original price, that's seems pretty much fine. But a significant difference as we saw with the Mass Effect 3 on the Wii U port vs. the Trilogy is effectively a middle finger to the customer.
Dreamwriter
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A popular game only 4 months old doesn't need discounting, especially when released on a brand new console...
I kind of hope they won't. Been paying £30~ for new releases for over a decade now thanks to Nintendo+online prices.
But I'm expecting an increase.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Really that's high as fuck. How many of those 700 games are even retail releases.
20th Anniversary Edition with all dlc and some extras.
Only if you don't have options in terms of systems or are determined to play the game on a specific system for a reason.
RotTR was a timed exclusive for Xbox, iirc? That's quiet a bit different from a port of a years old game being sold with a considerable markup compared to even other ports/recent releases (Mass Effect 3 on Wii U). I don't know how cheap the XBone version of ROTTR was when the PS4 port released. But even there: If the PC or XBone port was being sold at lower price and you had the options, assuming that was the case, why would you go with the PS4 port?
Still, it's a relatively "short" while between the ports there and not a case of 2011 calling and asking if they can have their full price game back.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Skyrim is a complete edition anyway. Xb1 and PS4 had plenty of expensive old ports anywaf at launch
Dreamwriter
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Huh? Switch architecture is very similar to PC/XBox One/PS4, much closer than Nintendo's architecture has been to the competition since the GameCube. For the first time, they have a chipset that can do the exact same effects, the same pixel shaders and lighting and whatnot. And power is rumored to be much more powerful than Wii U, possibly even the same power as XBox One. It should take very little work to port any game to Switch. Heck, nVidia even made it a point to say it was going to be easy to port games to Switch. And we know Switch already supports Unreal Engine 4 out of the gate (Tegra X1 was shown off running the UE4 Elemental demo when it was revealed, Switch is using a custom chip based on either Tegra X1 or X2).
How is it a late port though? You mean i can possibly play it on the Switch right now but I can't because they delay the port just because?
Finale Fireworker
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I dropped the port bias and now just spend my money on good games. If it's a remaster or a port and I haven't played it or I want it anyway, it's still worth the cost of admission to me.
RowdyReverb
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Ports of existing titles are a reasonable first step for any new platform. Both the XB1 and PS4 got their share of ports early in the generation and they turned out fine
In Canada WWHD was cheaper when it launched. At the time most games were going for $59, with some newer launches (PS4/X1) starting to creep up to $69. WWHD was $49 and the Ganondorf collector's edition was $59.
TP came out here at $79, like all new games these days. But as was said, it came with an amiibo
Aaron Strife
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I'm more concerned if the Switch is a success and third party publishers just ignore it anyway like with the Wii.
Yeah, version parity was a problem and likely will be again. What usually comes to mind for me is how Wii got a port of Call of Duty 3 at launch around the same time as the HD versions which sold admirably (outsold the PS3 version I believe), but then COD4 (the game that established COD as an AAA franchise) skipped it for two years. Like Nintendo never had a chance at matching the kind of audience the other two consoles had for that game.
All the while publishers like Capcom, Square-Enix and Take-Two were putting out or financing exclusive PSP games which had a shit software market outside of Japan. And Nintendo moneyhatted an exclusive GTA... for the DS. Dumb dumb dumb.
Wii U was dead in the water so I don't really blame third parties for bailing, it was just an unattractive product from the get-go.
Yeah, version parity was a problem and likely will be again. What usually comes to mind for me is how Wii got a port of Call of Duty 3 at launch around the same time as the HD versions which sold admirably (outsold the PS3 version I believe), but then COD4 (the game that established COD as an AAA franchise) skipped it for two years. Like Nintendo never had a chance at matching the kind of audience the other two consoles had for that game.
All the while publishers like Capcom, Square-Enix and Take-Two were putting out or financing exclusive PSP games which had a shit software market outside of Japan. And Nintendo moneyhatted an exclusive GTA... for the DS. Dumb dumb dumb.
Wii U was dead in the water so I don't really blame third parties for bailing, it was just an unattractive product from the get-go.
That's a good question actually. Will Switch full price games be the usual $60 or less?
Yay!
Shikamaru Ninja
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How much were the 3DS ports of 15 year old N64 games? Let's not act surprised. The consumer can either buy it, wait for a deal, or not buy it.
dreamcastmaster
Banned
I think people are overestimating how much value "play anywhere" has to the consumer. Look how the console ports on iPad are priced.
1st publisher to use "cartridge prices and shipping" as a justification gets a cookie.
1st publisher to use "cartridge prices and shipping" as a justification gets a cookie.
family_guy
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Does it matter? People largely weren't going to buy third party ports anyway. You can buy a PS4 for the same price or cheaper than a Switch and those ports will be better on PS4 and will cost less than at the time they release on the Switch. If you're in the camp of handheld only gaming then I'd understand but who else is lining up for ports like Skyrim?
I was thinking about this earlier in the shower.
Am I really going to buy a new Pokemon game for $60? I don't know, Nintendo.
FarFromAnyGame
Banned
Yeah how dare they, eh?
But when Nintendo does it? All hail full priced ports!
But when Nintendo does it? All hail full priced ports!
Nintendo did charge less then $60 for some of their Wii U retail games (I believe Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze and Captain Toad launched for less). I could see Nintendo to continue to do variable pricing for the Switch.
Jaded Alyx
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